Elliot, Gavin Dickenson

Identity

Person No.

30218

Service No.

74262247BG

Last Name

Elliot 11

First Name

Gavin Dickenson

Initials

G D

Date of Birth

Unknown

Est. Birth Year

1959 (±1 yr) 429

Age at Death

22

Military Service

Rank

Rifleman

Regiment

South African Infantry Corps 1,067

Unit

5 South African Infantry Battalion 133

Secondary Unit

Army

Death Record

Date of Death

18 August 1981 104

Cause of Death

Died of accidental injuries 71

Died of accidental injuries, during training excercise, in Sector 10, received in a 90MM explosion. Round from APC detonated in a tree, under which Rfn Elliot was sheltering

Grave Reference

Cremated - Ashes at MOTH Garden of Remembrance in Pietermaritzburg 1

Location

Country

South Africa 17,413

Locality

KwaZulu-Natal 1,574

Cemetery

PIETERMARITZBURG MOTH GARDEN OF REMEMBRANCE 3

Additional Information

Notes

Son of Mrs. H. M. Elliot

Citation

Unknown

External Source

https://www.izkor.gov.il (Israeli Fallen Soldiers & Victims of Terrorism database — search by name)

South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #30218

Elliot, Gavin Dickenson (G D)